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Oregon Senate panel advances bill requiring tech giants like Google to pay for local news content
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The Oregon Senate Rules Committee voted 32 to advance a bill that would require big tech companies like Google and Meta to pay at least $104 million and $18 million annually to Oregon newspapers and journalism programs for linking to their content.
The bill now heads to the full Oregon Senate for a vote, with Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek indicating her support.
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